BASIC ELECTRICITY

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND

MAINTENANCE
OBJECTIVES:
• Define what is Electricity.
• Determine how electricity works
• Recognize the two charges of electricity,
Conductors and insulators, and the two
types of circuits.
PRE ACTIVITY
THINK AND BE FAST!!!

IN 4 GROUPS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN SET OF PUZZLES.

SOLVE EACH WITHIN 3 MINS., IF YOU ARE DONE PUT IN
THE BOARD.THE FASTEST WILL GAIN EXTRA POINTS.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF ELECTRICITY IN OUR
DAILY LIVES?

CAN YOU IMAGINE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY

BEING DISCOVERED?
ELECTRICITY
• Electricity is the presence and flow of 
electric charge. Using electricity we can transfer
energy in ways that allow us to accomplish
common chores.[1] Its best-known form is the
flow of electrons through conductors such as 
copper wires.
HOW ELECTRICITY WORKS?
• BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KITE EXPERIMENT
TYPES OF ELECTRICITY

• ALTERNATING CURRENT
CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
ACTIVITY: WHERE SHOULD I BELONG?

PAPER AND PEN TEST:

CLASSIFY EACH PICTURE WHERE THEY SHOULD BELONG.

WOULD IT BE CONDUCTORS OR INSULATORS?

TWO TYPES OF CIRCUITS
ASSIGNMENT

• AT HOME, IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOK

LIST DOWN AT LEAST 15 TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT IN ELECTRICITY AND THEIR
USES.
ELECTRICAL TOOLS, SUPPLIES AND
MATERIALS
• SCREWDRIVERS.
These are used to drive in or move screws that fasten electrical wires
and other electrical accessories.

• PLIERS
Used to grip, pull, and cut electrical wires.
4 BASIC TYPES OF PLIERS
• CUTTER- has sharp blades that are commonly used to cut
wires and to remove a portion of the wire insulation
(stripping)
LONG- NOSE- with tapered elongated nose to reach a narrow
spaces that standard pliers cannot reach
MECHANICAL- has viselike teeth that enables a firm grip,
hold, cut electrical wires, cables and even small nails.
COMBINATION PLIER- the nose portion incorporates both
teeth portion for stripping, as well as bladed portion for
cutting.
• ELECTRICAL DRILL AND DRILL BIT-
used to bore holes for screws or bolts to
secure devices, or for passage of wires.

• Multitester VOM( Volt- Ohm- Milliameter)

• AMMETER – another testing equipment

used to measure current
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
• ELECTRICAL WIRES- usually made
of copper ; an electrical wire must be
large enough to carry the current and
must be properly insulated so that the
circuit wire will not be easily shorted.
• TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WIRES
ELECTRICAL JOINTS
AND SPLICES

• (refer to learning guide)

ELECTRICITY ACTIVITY NO. 1

• Make splice and joints individual

CHARGE - IS THE PRESSURE OR FORCE OR
POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE THAT ENABLES
SOMETHING TO MOVE.
• TWO TYPES OF CHARGE:
PROTONS – ARE POSITIVILY CHARGE PARTICLE
ELECTRONS – ARE NEGATIVELY CHARGED.
CONDUCTORS – MATERIALS WITH VERY LOW RESISTANCE ;EASILY
PERMITS THE FLOW OF CURRENT
INSULTORS